diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
index adb38a4ec9ac..1704d9e2ca8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
@@ -677,8 +677,8 @@ static void kszphy_get_strings(struct phy_device *phydev, u8 *data)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(kszphy_hw_stats); i++) {
-		memcpy(data + i * ETH_GSTRING_LEN,
-		       kszphy_hw_stats[i].string, ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
+		strlcpy(data + i * ETH_GSTRING_LEN,
+			kszphy_hw_stats[i].string, ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
 	}
 }